LORMAN, Miss. (AP)

Penn made 5 of 12 shots from the field and Omar Strong had 11
points and five rebounds for Texas Southern (2-13, 1-1), which
hadn't won since Nov. 26 against Louisiana-Lafayette.

Anthony Nieves led Alcorn State (3-14, 1-1) with 24 points and
LeAntwan Luckett had 18 but the pair combined to shoot 38.4 percent
(15 of 39) from the field. Alcorn State, which led 31-29 at
halftime, shot 35.5 percent (11 of 31) in the first half but dipped
to 20.7 percent (6 of 29) after intermission.

Texas Southern outscored Alcorn State 28-17 in the second half,
when the Tigers hit just 28 percent (7 of 25) shots from the field
but made 13 free throws after converting just one in the first
half.

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